Jimbu
Jimbu is a herb belonging to the onion family, used extensively in some regions of
Uses
The above ground parts of these plants are used for
In a 2006 study:[1]
- 95% of households in the Upper Mustang region of Nepal use jimbu in cooking, mostly in curries to make the temper because this is a flavoring agent.
- 38% of households use jimbu as medicine (mostly as a treatment believed to help flu).
- 52% of households report having been involved in jimbu collection (and this percentage varies wildly by household size, with vastly more jimbu collection in households of size 5-6 people, with much less jimbu collection in sizes larger or smaller than that number.
Economic benefits
After collection, the Jimbu plant is dried in a closed area, such as a shed, for several days before it is completely air-dried.
Availability and practicality
There is a consistent availability of A. hypsistum, however A. przewalskianum was considered to be vulnerable in the 1990s.
Need for management
There are currently no active management systems in Upper Mustang for the collection and trade in the Jimbu industry.
References
- ^ a b Status, Use and Management of Jimbu (Allium spp): A case study from Upper Mustang, Nepal; Author: Ram Chandra Nepal; A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Science in Tropical Ecology and Management of Natural Resources at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.; "Status, Use and Management of Jimbu (Allium SPP): A case study from Upper Mustang, Nepal | forestrynepal". Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-01-05.; Full report http://www.forestrynepal.org/images/thesis/MSc_RCNepal.pdf Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Culinary use of Jimbu and urad dal". desigrub.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Nepal, R., C. (2006). Status, Use and Management of Jimbu (Allium spp.): A Case Study from Upper Mustang, Nepal. Unpublished master’s thesis, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, As, Norway
- ^ a b Chhatre, A., Ojha, H., Persha, L. (2009)
- ^ a b IUCN Nepal. (2000). National Register of Medicinal Plants. Kathmandu: IUCN Nepal
- ^ a b c Bhattarai, S., Chaudhary, R. P., Quave, C. L., Taylor, R. S. (2010). The Use of Medicinal Plants in the Trans-Himalayan Arid Zone of Mustang District, Nepal. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 6(14)
- ^ a b c d Jack, M., Matthews, M. (2011). Spices and Herbs for Home and Market (Diversification booklet 20). Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- ^ a b Dinerstein, E., Loucks, C. J., Wikramanayake, E. (2002). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: A Conservation Assessment. Washington DC: Island Press